String of 67 beads
String of 67 beads
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Egypt?)
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsL: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
MediumMolded and cut composite mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1277
Not on View
DescriptionString of beads of various shapes (barrel shape, double spherical jug-shape, biconical, ring shape, melon shape, tubular) and modes of manufacture/design: plain molded, purple with white spatters, black/white striped, red/black stripes on white ground, etched hatch marks in blue ground, agate glass. Plain beads are amber, green, yellow, or blue.
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
4th century - 7th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Late Roman - Coptic (4-6th century CE)
1621-1622
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
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